The 20 Unfamiliar Words With Meaning - English Seeker

The 20 Unfamiliar Words With Meaning - English Seeker

The 20 Unfamiliar Words With Meaning:

Acumen – the ability to make quick and correct judgments

Backbite – saying unpleasant things about somebody who is not there

Clinomania – strong desire to stay in bed

Nadir – to hit the lowest point

Petrichor – beautiful smell that the air and the ground take on after raining

Demure – modest behavior

Serendipity – a happy and unexpected discovery

Euphoria – intense feeling of happiness

Vagary – an unusual idea

Dearth – an amount that is not enough

Magnanimous – somebody who is generous and kind

Absquatulate – to leave from somewhere suddenly

Nincompoop – a silly or foolish person

Genial – very friendly and cheerful

Ephemeral – something that lasts for a very short period of time

Cringe – feeling embarrassed and ashamed

Parsimonious – somebody who is unwilling to spend money

Peregrinate – to travel from place to place

Ulotrichous – people with curly hair

Inestimable – too great to be described

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